Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-30
POLITICAL PROBLEMS.
Senator Camden Talks Freely on Vari.
GUS Questions.
CONGRESS MUST REDUCE THE TARIFF-CLEvELANp
FOR SECOND TERN-BLAINE HIS PROBABLE oPPo-
NHNT-cALCULATINa TIE CHANCES,

Gus Questions.
CONGRESS MUST REDUCE THE rARIFr-CIEyEIANp
FOR SECOND TERN-BLAINE HIS PROBABLE oPPo-
FENT-cALcULArING TIE cHANcEs
Senator Camden arrived in the city from West
virginia thls morning, and will leave for New
York tomorrow. STAR reporter called on him
at Willards and he talked freely on general public
topics He said that there was considerable fee
Ing In wheeling over the incident between Gov.
Wilson and Gov. Foraker at the Grand Army
demonstrat1on- He did not attach much import
ance to the matter, however. There Is no election
in the State this fall and the people, he says are
giving their attention entirely to domestic and
business matters They are thinking much about
the tariff.
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THE TARIFF.
''There must be something done with the tariff
this coming session Of Congress-" the Senator said
1t Is hard to say just what it will be- but 1t must
be IN the way OF reduction. There may be a COM
promise 6y which both tnternal-revenue and Gus
toms dutles VIII Oe reduced. Something must be
DONE To abolish the internal revenue system
would not meet with the demands of the country.
The prevailing sentiment Is against it. There are
political Leaders,"
SECRETARY FAIRcHILD's BOND PURCHASES.
II think" he continued, "that Secretary Fair
child Is doing the best thing he can In buying
bonds at premium. The money that is accumu-
lated there is taken out OF the channels of busi-
ness, and Its withdrawal is damaging to the pros
pertty OF the country. It is better that 1t should
60 back into the hands OF the people, from whence
II comes 9 whatever the means may be: II the gov
than to keep 1t locked up from trade OF course
1t does not seem very nice for the Government to
have to pay premium to redeem its own secur1-
ties, and there might be severe criticism OF such
course but 1t Is better even to do this and face
crisiesm tt tnan to withhold the money from the
channels OF trade. II should be got back into the
hands OF the people in the best way it cen. But
this must be only q temporary expedient between
low and the meeting OF congress. When Congress
meets the revenues must he reduced and the accu-
mutation stopped"
CLEVELAND WILL BIZ RNoMINATED.
Speaking OF the present condition OF the demo-
cratic party, he said that it was universally con-
ceded that Cleveland would be renomnated, and
there was therefore, none OF the usual rivalry or
the friends OF other candidates; they had but to
and wait. "fhere is general confidence in C,eve-
secures the party with certain exceptions. or
course he is not popular with the Grand Army,
but With certain 1T as say he has the
mass OF people l mean-and they will keep him
there He1 going to stick constantly by his civil
service views, think. lie sticks to civil service
much closer than / should do, but his course has
given the whole country confidence in him, and it
Is fortunate for the party that he is the man he Is
The people have confidence in him, and whether
they are republicans or democrats, whether they
care anything for him or not will say he is doing
tne Tlgnt tnlng-ltL MIN stay. HaQ a man been
elected who would have done as some OF our best
men would have it, and turned the Government
upside down, making mistakes and rushing ahead,
the party would surely not have had a chance or
hoiuing power long. Cleveland is very able
man."
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
"Whom do you think the republicans will nomi-
nate?" asked the reporter.
"BIaine. beyond all doubt" was the reply. he
further said that the election OF the President was
narrowed down to q matter OF carrying New York,
and the reporter asked how he thought the demo-
Gratis were situated in that State.
'We are certainly as well OF as the republi-
cans, he replied. "There are elements there that
no one can count On, but think they viii cOun-
terbalance each other and not affect the chances
OF the two great parties. don't think Blaine can
ger as many democratic votes as he did among
the Irish Catholics BEFORE and Think, at the same
true, that he will lose many republicans who sup
ported him before. II he should decide not to take
the nomination IL viii be on account of this con-
siderati0n. think Sherman is stronger in New
York than IS Blaine